Yo, Peter, the cheque is in the mail. But seriously, thanks for the hit in today’s Globe and Mail. And for those who missed it, voila:

“For a change of pace and mood, I’ve been devouring Ken McGoogan’s magnificent Race to the Polar Sea, published last year and arguably the most evocative of his four volumes on vintage Arctic exploration. One of Sir John Franklin’s would-be rescuers, Elisha Kent Kane, sought an open sea at the top of the world and found instead upraised tables of ice 14 feet thick. The most literate of the northern adventurers, Kane left an impressive legacy that McGoogan, who sailed the same waters – now ice-free – explains, expands and makes relevant. This is a memorable book about an unforgettable odyssey.”